Ernst Melchior (26 June 1920 – 5 August 1978) was an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Melchior made his debut for Austria in an April 1946 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

[3] His last international was a November 1953 World Cup qualification match against Portugal.

[4] Melchior was manager of Beşiktaş J.K. (Turkey), Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany), Club Africain (Tunisia) and Rouen (France).

He was also the tenth manager of the Luxembourg national football team, in charge for 13 games.